Dipl. Expert in Emergency Care NDS HF or Registered Nurse HF (a) 50 - 100%

About the job

The Cantonal Hospital Obwalden is an innovative, versatile primary care hospital in Central Switzerland with clinics for General, Trauma and Visceral Surgery, Orthopaedics, Internal Medicine, ENT, Urology, Ophthalmology, Spinal Surgery, Gynaecology and Obstetrics as well as Anaesthesia.

For our interdisciplinary Emergency Department we are looking for a Dipl. Expert in Emergency Care NDS HF or Registered Nurse HF with emergency experience (a) 50-100% starting 1 October 2026 or by arrangement

Dipl. Expert in Emergency Care NDS HF or Registered Nurse HF with emergency experience (a) 50-100%

With option for additional role as trainer

Your Responsibilities

• Triage of all incoming patients
• Telephone triage: You assess incoming patient calls according to urgency and advise callers on medical questions
• Responsibility for initial assessment and initiation of first medical measures
• Professional and competent care of our emergency patients
• Close collaboration with the medical service and participation in preventive, diagnostic and therapeutic measures
• Application of various immobilisation and fixation techniques
• Active participation in the further development of our interdisciplinary emergency department

Your Competencies

• Holistic professional competence and the ability to quickly assess extraordinary situations
• Dipl. Expert in Emergency Care NDS HF or experience in emergency care
• You possess high social competence and are characterised by structured thinking, motivation and a sense of responsibility
• You enjoy making your concrete contribution to interdisciplinary collaboration
• You appreciate the shared responsibility for compliance with our quality standards and the ongoing optimisation of processes

Your Benefits

• A workplace in an attractive location in Sarnen by the lake, 5 minutes’ walk from the station
• Working in a motivated and open-minded team
• Versatile and responsible tasks with scope for initiative and independent action
• A workplace in a process-oriented and interdisciplinary organisation
• Progressive employment conditions with attractive additional benefits, including: o Discounted parking and catering o Worldwide private accident insurance o Free use of the in-house gym o Company child allowances and REKA discounts

• An open, family-oriented corporate culture with short decision-making paths and a lived informal culture 

Have we sparked your interest in this position? The HR department looks forward to receiving your online application.

Apply now Do you have questions about this position? Your contacts for information:Mr Pascal Scheurmann, Head of Emergency Department, 041 666 41 63
Ms Carmen Dollinger, Head of Nursing Service and Competence Centres, 041 666 42 60Cantonal Hospital Obwalden, Brünigstrasse 181, 6060 Sarnen, +41 666 44 22